Ocean Digital DBA-03R Operating instructions

Internet Radio Adaptor with

DAB and Bluetooth

User Manual

DBA-03R

(Additional powered speaker / active speaker is required to use this product)

Please read this user manual carefully before using receiver

Location of Controls

1. TFT color display

2. Infrared remote sensor

3. 3.5 mm audio out socket –

Connect external powered

speakers with 3.5 mm plug or

RCA adaptor with 3.5mm plug

4. 3.5mm antenna input socket

5. Optical Out- Digital optical

output connection

6. DC IN socket- Connect with

the AC adaptor supplied in the

package

7. Power On/OFF switch

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Remote control

: Press to mute the sound.

: Power on/off standby.

1-10: Preset and recall the radio station by

pressing a speciﬁc number.

Press and hold the button to store the

station.

Press brieﬂy to recall the station.

: Press to adjust the backlight, there are

three levels available.

: Long pressing to save the playing

station to a speciﬁc number at your

choice. Press it brieﬂy to recall the

preset list.

▲ / ▼: Up/Down button, press to scroll up and

down on the menu;

During playback of the radio channel:

Internet radio mode: back to the

internet radio menu.

DAB mode: press ▲ / ▼ return to the

station list.

FM mode: press ▲ / ▼ to ﬁne tune the

frequency.

: Press it to return to previous menu /

left navigation.

: Right navigation / enter into sub menu.

OK: Press to select/conﬁrm an option;

FM mode: press to auto scan the next

available station.

: Press to set the Alarm on the radio

: Set the sleep timer of the radio, press

the button repeatedly to select

The timer period you desire.

INFO: To view the detailed information of the

current playing radio station or music

stream from UPnP.

: To enter the setup wizard.

: Return to the main menu of the radio

mode you are using or exit the

operating menu to playing screen

MODE: Press to enter the menu of the radio

modes.

EQ: Equalizer, press to enter EQ list and

choose the preferred style.

: Previous song (for Bluetooth and

UPnP).

: Play/pause (for Bluetooth and UPnP).

: Next song (for Bluetooth and UPnP).

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Before you start

Please ensure the following is ready:

* You have a broadband internet connection.

* A wireless (Wi-Fi) broadband router is connected to the internet

successfully.

The radio supports Wireless B ,G and N connection (Wireless N router

can also be used with the setting on B or G).

* You know the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected

Access (WPA) data encryption code/password. You need to key in the

correct code when the radio is connected to the wireless router for

network connection.

If you do not know the code/password, please contact the person /

technician who set up the router/network for you.

* The radio can work via Wireless network connection (Wi-Fi

connection)

Precautions

* The radio should not be used in a high temperature or high humidity

environment over prolonged periods of time as this may damage the

unit.

* Keep the radio away from liquids as it may get damaged. Please switch

off the radio immediately if water or liquids is spilled into the radio.

Consult with the shop you bought this radio for any question.

* Avoid using or storing the unit in dusty or sandy environment.

* Do not open and repair the radio by yourself.

* Use only the AC adaptor supplied with the radio.

Connecting a power supply with a different rating will cause permanent

damage to the radio and may be hazardous.

* Clean only with dry cloth

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Getting started

Connect the AC adaptor supplied in the package to the DC jack at the rear

side of the radio.

The radio is an adaptor and does not have internal speaker. Prepare

a powered speaker which has the 3.5mm pin to plug in to the 3.5 mm

line out jack on the radio.

The radio supports also the optical connection. If you have a system

comes with optical input, connect to the optical out on the radio to

listen.

Switch the radio on using the Power on/off switch. The radio will power up

and the display on the front will light up and display as follow:

Select YES to start the wizard, select No to set up manually. If you select

YES, it will start setting the date and time by choosing the 12 or 24 hour

format, update the time from Network (this option is recommended) or

you can set the time manually by selecting No Update.

It will then prompt you to set the time zone, select the time zone in your

country, then select Daylight Saving is applicable and whether you want

to keep network connected:

WELCOME

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Then choose the WLAN Region Wlan region

Australia

Europe

Connecting to the Wireless (Wi-Fi) Network

The radio will search the wireless networks which are available and

display a list of the SSID (name of the wireless router). Select your SSID

by using the <OK> button:

Then you need to enter the encryption password to access the wireless

router.

To enter the code, press ◄►▲▼buttons to choose the characters, press

<OK> button to conﬁrm and skip to the next entry. If you want to make

correction, scroll to the tab BKSP to erase the character that you just

entered. After the input is completed, scroll to the tab OK then press

<OK> button on the remote control to save the key.

The radio will start connecting to the network. If the connection is

successful, the following screen will appear.

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If connection is failed, the radio returns to the password entry screen.

System Settings

Internet Radio

Music Player

DAB

FM

Bluetooth

Sleep

Alarms

System settings >

Equaliser >

Network >

Time/Date >

Language >

Factory reset

Software update >

Software upgrade >

System Settings

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Turning on/off the Radio

To power on/off the radio, press the Power on/off switch at the rear side of

the unit.

To turn it to Standby, press the Power button. It will switch to Standby.

It will display the clock and alarm time if it is set.

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To turn it ON again, do the same by pressing the Power button.

Alarms

It allows you to set and check the alarm time.

Press button to set the alarm as the screen shows below, press ▲▼ to

choose Alarm1 or Alarm2, then press OK to enter the alarm setting.

1. Enable: Press OK to set the Alarm Off, Daily, Once, Weekends, or

Weekdays.

2. Time: Press ▲ or ▼ to set the hour and then press OK to go to set the

minute.

3. Mode: You can set the alarm sound source as Buzzer, DAB, FM or

Internet Radio.

4. Preset: If you choose the sound source as DAB, FM or Internet Radio,

then there will be an extra menu “Preset” for you to choose the preset

station or last listened station.

5. Volume: You can set the alarm sound level as you want.

6. Save: Press Save to conﬁrm the alarm setting.

Sleep Timer

You can set the timer to put the radio in standby after certain time

elapsed, from 15 minutes to 60 minutes with the step of every 15 minute.

Press the button on remote control to enter the setting, press the

same button repeatedly to choose the timer option you prefer. The sleep

timer icon will display on the bottom left corner and the time remaining

before the radio goes into standby.

Mode

The radio has ﬁve modes: Internet radio, Music Player, DAB radio, FM

radio and Bluetooth.

Press <Mode> button to enter the menu of modes, display as below:

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Press ◄► button to choose the mode you want to enjoy, and then press

<OK> to conﬁrm and enter the mode.

Internet radio

You can choose the Internet radio mode from the main menu, select

Internet Radio and it will pop up the submenu as follow. If this is the ﬁrst

time you set up the radio, it will navigate to “Station List” for you to start.

Station List

Select station list to access thousands of radio stations. Use ▲▼ button

to choose the options and press OK.

• My Favorites

This option allows you to personalize your radio after you register your

radio on the Portal www.wiﬁradio-frontier.com

To register your internet radio with the Portal, please get the access code

from the path below:

On the Internet Radio Main menu > Station list > Help > Get access

code

Internet Radio

Last listened

Station list

System settings

Main Menu

Internet Radio

Last listened

Station list

System settings

Main Menu

Internet Radio

My Favourites >

Local XXXX >

Stations >

Podcasts >

My Added Stations >

Help >

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You need to become a member of the Radio Portal in order to do

registration.

Go to “Register here” at the left under Member Login section. Then you

will be requested to key in the Access code and provide your email

address to complete the registration.

Once the registration is done, you are now ready to add your favorite

station to your radio on the portal, to create your favorite list of stations.

The favorite list will show on the radio, under My favorites on the menu:

• My Added Stations

If you have found a station that is not in our list, you can add it yourself on

the Portal.

Choose My Added Stations on the Portal, you will be requested to ﬁll in

Internet Radio

My Favourites >

Local XXXX >

Stations >

Podcasts >

My Added Stations >

Help >

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the radio station name, URL..etc. in order to add the radio.

You can always go back to the Radio Portal to update your favorite list

and personalize your radio any time to make the most enjoyable list that

suits you.

Note: Kindly note the added URL needs to be an audio streaming

URL in order to play on this radio.

• Local XXXX

The radio will detect the radio stations in your country if you have select

the . You can enjoy listen to the radio stations in your country instantly by

selecting this option.

• Stations

Choose this option to select radio stations in worldwide. It will be

classiﬁed as Location, Genre, Search stations, etc.

• Search stations

You can also search through Internet broadcasts for stations or

podcasts with particular keywords in their title. Select ‘Search

Stations’, input the characters of the radio station.

• Podcasts

There are thousands of Podcasts available for you to choose from. Select

this option to choose your favorite program to listen.

• Help

To register on the Radio Portal, you will need an Access code. Get the

code from this Help option.

You can also get some FAQ from here.

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Last listened stations

The radio stores your last listened radio stations, you can choose this

option from the Internet Radio main menu to view the last listened station

list. Simply press Home button to go back to the Internet Radio menu.

Most recent stations appear at the top of the list. The next time you power

on your radio, it will play the last listened stations.

System settings

Refer to the <System settings> section.

Main Menu

Return to main menu by choosing this option.

Whenever you want to return to the menu of Internet radio, press the

Home < > button.

Listening to Internet Radio station

When it is playing a radio station and under the playing screen, press the

<Info> button repeatedly and you will see more information about the

radio station such as:

Music title, description, genre, reliability, bit Rate/codec/sampling rate,

playback buffer and today's date.

Note: The radio information is provided from the Internet radio

broadcasters, so it is only accessible when there is such information

transmitted by the radio broadcasters.

Preset and Recall of stations

The radio can store maximum 10 presets of stations.

When listen to the radio station, press and hold the Preset button to

enter the preset menu, and then press the OK button to conﬁrm.

The “Save to Preset” message will appear, you can see the assigned

preset number showing at the bottom center.

You can also save the preset to a dedicated number by long pressing the

numeric key on the remote until it show “Preset Stored”.

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To recall the station, press the Preset button brieﬂy to enter the preset

list, and then choose the station that you would like to listen, or press the

speciﬁc numeric key to direct access.

You can hold the numeric button to preset the stations also, and then

recall the station by brieﬂy press the numeric button.

Music Player

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DAB radio

You can enjoy the DAB radio stations in your area (if it has DAB radio

broadcasting).

Always ensure the wire antenna is fully extended to get the maximum

signal strength. If the reception is not the best, try to move around the

wire antenna. Place the radio close to the window as much as possible.

You can press ▲ or ▼ to select different menu, and you can press u key

or OK button to enter the sub-menu for the one has “>” on right.

Station List

You can press “u” key to see the station list.

If you want to exit the station list, just press the < HOME> button.

Scan

To full scan the radio stations available in your region.

Manual tune

This function allows you to check whether a speciﬁc frequency can be

received in your area and the corresponding signal strength. When this

option is selected, it will show a list of DAB frequencies. Choose a

frequency and it will display a bar of strength. If the selected frequency is

available in your region, the signal bar will indicate with number of levels

depends on the reception.

Prune Invalid

Some DAB services may stop broadcasting or you may not be able to

receive a station. Prune stations will delete the DAB stations from your

station list that can no longer be received.

DRC

Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds

easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. This

function is only available for the DAB.

DRC Off – No compression

DRC High – Maximum compression

DRC Low – Medium compression

Setting the compression to maximum will “boost” the quiet sounds, whilst

keeping the loudest sounds at their original level.

System settings

Refer to the <System Settings > section.

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